Public Statements

Issue Position: Energy

Issue Position

"Our nation simply cannot afford an energy policy that leaves us dependent upon depleting resources, beholden to hostile foreign governments and responsible for degrading our environment. We must embrace a new energy future that invests in energy efficiency, develops renewable energy sources and reduces carbon pollution. By meeting the challenge of climate change head-on, we can create green jobs and save money on heating our homes and powering our cars. I will continue to do all I can to ensure that Vermont remains a national leader in our new energy economy."

Congressman Welch:

*Wrote the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act (H.R. 5019), an energy efficiency incentive that would help three million families refit, renovate and insulate their homes, while putting 170,000 Americans to work. Passed by a bipartisan vote in the House, Welch's Home Star program would create jobs, save homeowners money and reduce harmful carbon emissions.

*Led a congressional coalition that successfully called on BP to suspend its dividend until it fully funded efforts to clean up the Gulf Coast and compensate victims of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Welch also cosponsored the End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act (H.R. 5644), which would strip unnecessary tax credits from the oil industry, saving taxpayers $35 billion.

*Supported the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), comprehensive legislation that would combat climate change and invest in the nation's green energy economy. As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Welch successfully amended the bill to include an energy efficiency retrofit program called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance.

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